I’m fed up wading through turgid ‘letters of application’ and monstrous CVs outlining an early career in retail handling and a flirtation with the upper slopes of the Andes.

I want reporters who can find stories that no-one else has got and write them quickly and accurately.

As someone who’s had to wade through a lot of applications recently I definitely agree that it’s a soul-destroying experience and you’re just crying out for someone to be different.

There are lots of people being sniffy about his idea, unfairly I believe. The purpose of a covering letter/CV is to get an interview. No one gets hired directly from their written application. So why not use a 140 characters method?

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I got my job, in part, thanks to Twitter. A local station Tweeted that they were doing an event in the town centre so I thought it would be worth going and having a chat, despite all the rain. Turned out to be a great idea. 3 weeks later, they offered me a job on the weekend.

I know it’s not the same, but Twitter is the only reason I knew about the event,